The old man thought for a moment, then took out a small stack of hundred-yuan bills from his wallet and handed them to Xia Bingqing. “Take this money, change into some clean clothes, and find a hotel to stay in. In a couple of days, I’ll arrange a job for you. Just behave yourself…”
"Uncle Mu, I don't want it..." Before the old man could finish speaking, Xia Bingqing pushed away the money in his hand and shook her head firmly.
“Uncle Mu, I have no use for this money. You know I’ve been spoiled and naive since I was little, and I’m easily deceived when I go out. I know my father did wrong, hurting Brother Xun and the Mu family, so whatever punishment my father receives is deserved, and I have nothing to say.”
But, but none of what Dad did had anything to do with me. I even tried to persuade him not to hurt Xun-gege, but he stubbornly refused to listen, which led to this terrible mistake.
“Your father is solely responsible for his actions, and we are not blaming you. You can leave now.” Mu Nanxun’s face darkened, and he raised an eyebrow impatiently.
Upon hearing this, Xia Bingqing turned to Mu Nanxun, knelt down and crawled towards him, grabbed his trouser leg, and cried even more bitterly.
"Brother Xun, I know you are all magnanimous and won't hold it against me. So, I have a request... I hope you can take me in for a while. I really... really have nowhere else to go, sob..."
"That's impossible." Mu Nanxun glanced at Yi Yi worriedly, fearing she would be angry or misunderstand. Fortunately, Yi Yi's expression was normal, and she did not question him.
The old man chimed in, "Xia family girl, take the money I gave you and let's go find a hotel..."
"I won't..." Xia Bingqing shook her head like a rattle drum, her voice trembling with grievance. "I... I'm so naive, I don't know how treacherous reality is. I won't be able to survive alone out there. Uncle Mu, Brother Xun, a few days ago, because I trusted a stranger, I was almost... almost sold to the countryside and never came back... Waaah... If you don't take care of me, I really, really will die out there."
"Well... how about I send a few people to protect you?" The old man was truly troubled. This Miss Xia, no matter what, was once Mu Nanxun's fiancée, a fact known to all. If they really let her go unchecked, it would inevitably give others cause for gossip.
Mu Nanxun didn't answer, his thick brows furrowed deeply. He didn't want Yi Yi to suffer any injustice, especially since they had some past grievances. If Xia Bingqing moved in, they would see each other all the time, which would inevitably make Yi Yi uncomfortable.
"Let's do as the old man says." Mu Nanxun no longer had the patience to argue with Xia Bingqing.
Seeing that pleading with the old man and Mu Nanxun was useless, Xia Bingqing had no choice but to kneel down again and turn to Yi Yi, crying and pleading, "Yi Yi, please beg Uncle Mu and Brother Xun for me, okay? Please, please let... let me stay. I don't want to leave, I can't leave, I'll be killed by those people! I know you're the kindest person, you can't bear to see me wandering the streets, right?"
"But... that's..."
"Yi Yi, please don't refuse me, please help me. My current predicament is partly your fault..."
"What, it has something to do with me?" Yi Yi, who had originally wanted to feel a little sympathy for Xia Bingqing, was both shocked and angry after hearing this.
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